BANK ERROR: Real Music & Real Estate . . . alone or with other checks were there deposits to several accounts or just one handwritten or printed Was this the first time in 30 years I use to be like you now I m closer to Carl though I check periodically if you ll pardon the pun 3 Bert Stratton 12 02 15 at 5 25 pm To Seth B Marks It was a rent check which I deposited I looked on my bank statement at the end of the month and it was listed as a debit instead of a credit The bank clerk said she would look into it she sent the matter to some scrutinizing board which took several days to reverse the charge Happy ending This was the first time in 30 years the bank screwed up Often the bank catches my errors and gives me money 4 Ken Goldberg 12 02 15 at 10 43 pm Bert since you found this a great experience you might as well ask them to continue making errors at least once each month Leave a Comment Name E mail Website Currently you have JavaScript disabled In order to post comments please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled and reload the page Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser Navigation Blog Home Yiddishe Cup Home Recent Posts LONG AND DEEP THE OLD SEDER TABLE UNHINGED GREAT NAMES IN THE RENTAL BIZ THE HIPPIE STRIPPER GIORA FEIDMAN A DEAL IS A DEAL FOR NYT READERS TWO UNITS THE FUNERAL STRATEGIST THIS BLOG IS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING The Klezmer Guy Blog Live Bert Stratton Klezmer Guy For a larger screen please click the YouTube logo Archives Archives Select Month April 2016 4 March 2016 6 February 2016 4 January 2016 4 December 2015 5 November 2015 4 October 2015 4 September 2015 5 August 2015 4 July 2015 4 June 2015 5 May 2015 4 April 2015 5 March 2015 4 February 2015 5 January 2015 4 December 2014 5 November 2014 4 October 2014 5 September 2014 4 August 2014 4 July 2014 5 June 2014 4 May 2014 4 April 2014 6 March 2014 3 February 2014 4 January 2014 5 December 2013 4 November 2013 4 October 2013 5 September 2013 5 August 2013 5 July 2013 5 June 2013 4 May 2013 5 April 2013 4 March 2013 4 February 2013 3 January 2013 5 December 2012 4 November 2012 5 October 2012 3 September 2012 5 August 2012 5 July 2012 4 June 2012 5 May 2012 4 April 2012 3 March 2012 5 February 2012 5 January 2012 4 December 2011 4 November 2011 5 October 2011 4 September 2011 4 August 2011 5 July 2011 4 June 2011 5 May 2011 6 April 2011 4 March 2011 9 February 2011 8 January 2011 8 December 2010 8 November 2010 8 October 2010 7 September 2010 7 August 2010 7 July 2010 6 June 2010 5 May 2010 6

ASHAMED: Real Music & Real Estate . . . and nobody could find the leak until a week after the guy moved 2 comments 1 Mark Schilling 11 25 15 at 11 17 am My sympathies We had a leak in the ceiling of our kitchen for years The guy who built the kitchen he did the job just before we moved in died before he could find the problem Another repair guy finally found the source in our second floor veranda It was like going from doctor to doctor for 20 years to get the right diagnosis for a rare disease Maddening 2 Dave Rowe 11 26 15 at 8 13 am I bet that roof only leaked when it was raining from an old joke Leave a Comment Name E mail Website Currently you have JavaScript disabled In order to post comments please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled and reload the page Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser Navigation Blog Home Yiddishe Cup Home Recent Posts LONG AND DEEP THE OLD SEDER TABLE UNHINGED GREAT NAMES IN THE RENTAL BIZ THE HIPPIE STRIPPER GIORA FEIDMAN A DEAL IS A DEAL FOR NYT READERS TWO UNITS THE FUNERAL STRATEGIST THIS BLOG IS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING The Klezmer Guy Blog Live Bert Stratton Klezmer Guy For a larger screen please click the YouTube logo Archives Archives Select Month April 2016 4 March 2016 6 February 2016 4 January 2016 4 December 2015 5 November 2015 4 October 2015 4 September 2015 5 August 2015 4 July 2015 4 June 2015 5 May 2015 4 April 2015 5 March 2015 4 February 2015 5 January 2015 4 December 2014 5 November 2014 4 October 2014 5 September 2014 4 August 2014 4 July 2014 5 June 2014 4 May 2014 4 April 2014 6 March 2014 3 February 2014 4 January 2014 5 December 2013 4 November 2013 4 October 2013 5 September 2013 5 August 2013 5 July 2013 5 June 2013 4 May 2013 5 April 2013 4 March 2013 4 February 2013 3 January 2013 5 December 2012 4 November 2012 5 October 2012 3 September 2012 5 August 2012 5 July 2012 4 June 2012 5 May 2012 4 April 2012 3 March 2012 5 February 2012 5 January 2012 4 December 2011 4 November 2011 5 October 2011 4 September 2011 4 August 2011 5 July 2011 4 June 2011 5 May 2011 6 April 2011 4 March 2011 9 February 2011 8 January 2011 8 December 2010 8 November 2010 8 October 2010 7 September 2010 7 August 2010 7 July 2010 6 June 2010 5 May 2010 6 April 2010 5 March 2010 6 February 2010 5 January 2010 5 December 2009 9 November 2009 6 October 2009 5 September 2009 8 August 2009 8 July 2009 9 June 2009 28 May 2009 26 Recent Comments Ken G on THE OLD SEDER TABLE Dave Rowe on THE OLD SEDER TABLE Irwin Weinberger on THE

BROKEN GLASS: Real Music & Real Estate . . . Colbert Friday Nov 20 CBS 11 35 pm ET 10 35 CT Vulfpeck will sit in with the house band Jon Batiste Stay Human The musicians will play snippets of Vulfpeck tunes before and after the commercial breaks 3 comments 1 Ken Goldberg 11 18 15 at 9 04 am Maybe this perpetual damage is from the white tornado that surrounds each of your properties 2 Dave Rowe 11 18 15 at 10 23 am It might work out better renting to dopers less with the exception of resin on the window sills property damage 3 Bob Konst 03 23 16 at 4 41 pm I was looking up pictures of Pekar and found one of your articles I m HollyWood Bob his limo driver Leave a Comment Name E mail Website Currently you have JavaScript disabled In order to post comments please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled and reload the page Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser Navigation Blog Home Yiddishe Cup Home Recent Posts LONG AND DEEP THE OLD SEDER TABLE UNHINGED GREAT NAMES IN THE RENTAL BIZ THE HIPPIE STRIPPER GIORA FEIDMAN A DEAL IS A DEAL FOR NYT READERS TWO UNITS THE FUNERAL STRATEGIST THIS BLOG IS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING The Klezmer Guy Blog Live Bert Stratton Klezmer Guy For a larger screen please click the YouTube logo Archives Archives Select Month April 2016 4 March 2016 6 February 2016 4 January 2016 4 December 2015 5 November 2015 4 October 2015 4 September 2015 5 August 2015 4 July 2015 4 June 2015 5 May 2015 4 April 2015 5 March 2015 4 February 2015 5 January 2015 4 December 2014 5 November 2014 4 October 2014 5 September 2014 4 August 2014 4 July 2014 5 June 2014 4 May 2014 4 April 2014 6 March 2014 3 February 2014 4 January 2014 5 December 2013 4 November 2013 4 October 2013 5 September 2013 5 August 2013 5 July 2013 5 June 2013 4 May 2013 5 April 2013 4 March 2013 4 February 2013 3 January 2013 5 December 2012 4 November 2012 5 October 2012 3 September 2012 5 August 2012 5 July 2012 4 June 2012 5 May 2012 4 April 2012 3 March 2012 5 February 2012 5 January 2012 4 December 2011 4 November 2011 5 October 2011 4 September 2011 4 August 2011 5 July 2011 4 June 2011 5 May 2011 6 April 2011 4 March 2011 9 February 2011 8 January 2011 8 December 2010 8 November 2010 8 October 2010 7 September 2010 7 August 2010 7 July 2010 6 June 2010 5 May 2010 6 April 2010 5 March 2010 6 February 2010 5 January 2010 5 December 2009 9 November 2009 6 October 2009 5 September 2009 8 August 2009 8 July 2009 9 June 2009 28 May 2009 26 Recent Comments Ken G on THE OLD SEDER TABLE Dave Rowe on THE

I’M OUT OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS: Real Music & Real Estate . . . everything out on the curb I listen to your cds in the car all the time Keep going but maybe not do hava 2 Dave Rowe 11 11 15 at 11 26 am Guess the guy isn t gonna play on Maggie s Farm anymore 3 Ken Goldberg 11 11 15 at 11 34 am Now you can re write this 30 years from now you won t have to think of what to write In 10th grade I was in an Israeli dancing group at our JCC JY and my mother was in a Jewish singing group One evening both performed at the Jewish Home at the same event When the singing group was performing in one song one of the guys hit a note that made one of the elderly residents shout out Feh The conductor had to go on as well as the singers It became a family joke thereafter 4 Seth B Marks 11 12 15 at 1 34 pm What do you think your shrink would say about this fake profile Even your fake shrink 5 Bert Stratton 11 14 15 at 8 51 am To Seth B Marks You are my fake shrink Leave a Comment Name E mail Website Currently you have JavaScript disabled In order to post comments please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled and reload the page Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser Navigation Blog Home Yiddishe Cup Home Recent Posts LONG AND DEEP THE OLD SEDER TABLE UNHINGED GREAT NAMES IN THE RENTAL BIZ THE HIPPIE STRIPPER GIORA FEIDMAN A DEAL IS A DEAL FOR NYT READERS TWO UNITS THE FUNERAL STRATEGIST THIS BLOG IS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING The Klezmer Guy Blog Live Bert Stratton Klezmer Guy For a larger screen please click the YouTube logo Archives Archives Select Month April 2016 4 March 2016 6 February 2016 4 January 2016 4 December 2015 5 November 2015 4 October 2015 4 September 2015 5 August 2015 4 July 2015 4 June 2015 5 May 2015 4 April 2015 5 March 2015 4 February 2015 5 January 2015 4 December 2014 5 November 2014 4 October 2014 5 September 2014 4 August 2014 4 July 2014 5 June 2014 4 May 2014 4 April 2014 6 March 2014 3 February 2014 4 January 2014 5 December 2013 4 November 2013 4 October 2013 5 September 2013 5 August 2013 5 July 2013 5 June 2013 4 May 2013 5 April 2013 4 March 2013 4 February 2013 3 January 2013 5 December 2012 4 November 2012 5 October 2012 3 September 2012 5 August 2012 5 July 2012 4 June 2012 5 May 2012 4 April 2012 3 March 2012 5 February 2012 5 January 2012 4 December 2011 4 November 2011 5 October 2011 4 September 2011 4 August 2011 5 July 2011 4 June 2011 5 May 2011 6 April 2011 4 March 2011 9 February 2011 8 January 2011

IT’S IN THE MAIL : Real Music & Real Estate . . . t mail it It s in the mail It was Rob is a pseudonym 2 comments 1 Ken Goldberg 11 04 15 at 11 03 am Lillian won a Small Claims court case in CH the woman didn t show up the second time but she never got the money She filed something at the Justice Center related to liens but that was about it Too bad I probably told you but I filed a Small Claim against Montefiore but settled out of court 2 Dave Rowe 11 06 15 at 7 57 am Hope Rob at least pays his rent on time and the checks don t bounce Leave a Comment Name E mail Website Currently you have JavaScript disabled In order to post comments please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled and reload the page Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser Navigation Blog Home Yiddishe Cup Home Recent Posts LONG AND DEEP THE OLD SEDER TABLE UNHINGED GREAT NAMES IN THE RENTAL BIZ THE HIPPIE STRIPPER GIORA FEIDMAN A DEAL IS A DEAL FOR NYT READERS TWO UNITS THE FUNERAL STRATEGIST THIS BLOG IS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING The Klezmer Guy Blog Live Bert Stratton Klezmer Guy For a larger screen please click the YouTube logo Archives Archives Select Month April 2016 4 March 2016 6 February 2016 4 January 2016 4 December 2015 5 November 2015 4 October 2015 4 September 2015 5 August 2015 4 July 2015 4 June 2015 5 May 2015 4 April 2015 5 March 2015 4 February 2015 5 January 2015 4 December 2014 5 November 2014 4 October 2014 5 September 2014 4 August 2014 4 July 2014 5 June 2014 4 May 2014 4 April 2014 6 March 2014 3 February 2014 4 January 2014 5 December 2013 4 November 2013 4 October 2013 5 September 2013 5 August 2013 5 July 2013 5 June 2013 4 May 2013 5 April 2013 4 March 2013 4 February 2013 3 January 2013 5 December 2012 4 November 2012 5 October 2012 3 September 2012 5 August 2012 5 July 2012 4 June 2012 5 May 2012 4 April 2012 3 March 2012 5 February 2012 5 January 2012 4 December 2011 4 November 2011 5 October 2011 4 September 2011 4 August 2011 5 July 2011 4 June 2011 5 May 2011 6 April 2011 4 March 2011 9 February 2011 8 January 2011 8 December 2010 8 November 2010 8 October 2010 7 September 2010 7 August 2010 7 July 2010 6 June 2010 5 May 2010 6 April 2010 5 March 2010 6 February 2010 5 January 2010 5 December 2009 9 November 2009 6 October 2009 5 September 2009 8 August 2009 8 July 2009 9 June 2009 28 May 2009 26 Recent Comments Ken G on THE OLD SEDER TABLE Dave Rowe on THE OLD SEDER TABLE Irwin Weinberger on THE OLD SEDER TABLE Ken G on THE OLD SEDER

AN ABOVE-AVERAGE JEW: Real Music & Real Estate . . . 28 15 at 10 12 am As a representative of our people you did a fine job With so many misconceptions about minorities I think it s a good thing to be visible once in awhile 2 Ken Goldberg 10 28 15 at 10 17 am I generally enjoy explaining some aspect sf Judaism to non Jews as long as the listener is attentive respectful and thus not argumentative I feel I have some control over how balanced the information is unlike the way others might handle it 3 William Jones 10 28 15 at 11 17 am Nu How were you chosen to represent the Jewish community in this setting happenstance 4 Bert Stratton 10 28 15 at 11 47 am To William Jones They just looked up a random Jew under Stratton in the phone book Seriously it was somebody who knew somebody through Yiddishe Cup Leave a Comment Name E mail Website Currently you have JavaScript disabled In order to post comments please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled and reload the page Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser Navigation Blog Home Yiddishe Cup Home Recent Posts LONG AND DEEP THE OLD SEDER TABLE UNHINGED GREAT NAMES IN THE RENTAL BIZ THE HIPPIE STRIPPER GIORA FEIDMAN A DEAL IS A DEAL FOR NYT READERS TWO UNITS THE FUNERAL STRATEGIST THIS BLOG IS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING The Klezmer Guy Blog Live Bert Stratton Klezmer Guy For a larger screen please click the YouTube logo Archives Archives Select Month April 2016 4 March 2016 6 February 2016 4 January 2016 4 December 2015 5 November 2015 4 October 2015 4 September 2015 5 August 2015 4 July 2015 4 June 2015 5 May 2015 4 April 2015 5 March 2015 4 February 2015 5 January 2015 4 December 2014 5 November 2014 4 October 2014 5 September 2014 4 August 2014 4 July 2014 5 June 2014 4 May 2014 4 April 2014 6 March 2014 3 February 2014 4 January 2014 5 December 2013 4 November 2013 4 October 2013 5 September 2013 5 August 2013 5 July 2013 5 June 2013 4 May 2013 5 April 2013 4 March 2013 4 February 2013 3 January 2013 5 December 2012 4 November 2012 5 October 2012 3 September 2012 5 August 2012 5 July 2012 4 June 2012 5 May 2012 4 April 2012 3 March 2012 5 February 2012 5 January 2012 4 December 2011 4 November 2011 5 October 2011 4 September 2011 4 August 2011 5 July 2011 4 June 2011 5 May 2011 6 April 2011 4 March 2011 9 February 2011 8 January 2011 8 December 2010 8 November 2010 8 October 2010 7 September 2010 7 August 2010 7 July 2010 6 June 2010 5 May 2010 6 April 2010 5 March 2010 6 February 2010 5 January 2010 5 December 2009 9 November 2009 6 October 2009 5 September 2009 8 August 2009

THE COOLEST GUY IN YIDDISHE CUP : Real Music & Real Estate . . . called him Gino Ladies and gentlemen please put your hands together and welcome the coolest guy in Yiddishe Cup the one and only Donny Mann 9 comments 1 Steven Greenman 10 21 15 at 9 22 am A great tribute to a great guy Way to go Donnie You will be missed 2 Irwin Weinberger 10 21 15 at 9 27 am Bert this is a great tribute to Don I count Donny as a fellow musician and a true friend I will totally miss Don s beat backing me up as I sang I likedthe way he drummed He was never overly flashy but truly consistent like a Metronome I will truly miss you Don 3 Shawn Fink 10 21 15 at 5 49 pm Best of luck to Don He s a tremendously talented drummer with a great and self deprecating sense of humor I ll miss having him behind me when I m on the bandstand with you guys particularly the way he loved to bang and bash on those Ortho rock numbers 4 don friedman 10 21 15 at 5 57 pm I was just written up by a New York Times and a WSJ writer Thanks Bert Now send that to NYC and make me even more famous Seriously thanks for all of the great times Working with all of the guys was always a party Irwin your multi talents precede you Alan your knowledge and guidance really always made me better Steve s great musicianship and brilliant brass played right to my cymbals Loved it Bert s terrific playing put the bands purpose in perspective And his great organizational skills made it all work Tamar is NY talent Alice and Danny work hard and complimented the band Like Elaine Stritch sang on broadway that terrific tune check it out on line I m Still Here PS I have a lot of stuff for sale including a beautiful set of Yamaha drums This has been a public service announcement 5 don friedman 10 21 15 at 6 03 pm And Shawn I will miss those great Ortho tunes Especially the way you belt them out Always with great meaning Tell you what I ll really miss J P Joe Paul s That became so much fun The energy knocked me out or was it the beer Actually a combination Rock on 6 Steve Ostrow 10 21 15 at 6 09 pm What a great tribute Wish I had the words to express how much I ve enjoyed playing with Don over the years Don added stability to the band the flywheel The clock Bert s words ring well You ll be missed Donny 7 Walt Mahovlich 10 21 15 at 7 27 pm A great drummer a fine musician and a great guy all around Enjoy your retirement Don 8 Bert Stratton 10 22 15 at 11 10 am To Don Friedman Don I haven t been published in the Wall Street Journal You re

SOME BREROS: Real Music & Real Estate . . . Hispanic gigs Last week at a Simchat Torah luncheon I ran into a Cuban Jew who asked for Guantanamera That s as good as it gets here Hispanically speaking Not good enough I ll have to visit Latin America again Some breros Read the rave review of Vulfpeck s new record Thrill of the Arts in today s Wall Street Journal Years ago Barry Cik a local bandleader talked a lot about his son Yehuda s music career I thought Barry has a music career of his own doesn t he Why is he talking so much about his son My apologies Barry Check out Jim Fusilli the renowned Wall Street Journal reviewer 1 comment 1 marc 10 22 15 at 3 42 pm My cousin is the former Vice President of Gautemala Leave a Comment Name E mail Website Currently you have JavaScript disabled In order to post comments please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled and reload the page Click here for instructions on how to enable JavaScript in your browser Navigation Blog Home Yiddishe Cup Home Recent Posts LONG AND DEEP THE OLD SEDER TABLE UNHINGED GREAT NAMES IN THE RENTAL BIZ THE HIPPIE STRIPPER GIORA FEIDMAN A DEAL IS A DEAL FOR NYT READERS TWO UNITS THE FUNERAL STRATEGIST THIS BLOG IS UPDATED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING The Klezmer Guy Blog Live Bert Stratton Klezmer Guy For a larger screen please click the YouTube logo Archives Archives Select Month April 2016 4 March 2016 6 February 2016 4 January 2016 4 December 2015 5 November 2015 4 October 2015 4 September 2015 5 August 2015 4 July 2015 4 June 2015 5 May 2015 4 April 2015 5 March 2015 4 February 2015 5 January 2015 4 December 2014 5 November 2014 4 October 2014 5 September 2014 4 August 2014 4 July 2014 5 June 2014 4 May 2014 4 April 2014 6 March 2014 3 February 2014 4 January 2014 5 December 2013 4 November 2013 4 October 2013 5 September 2013 5 August 2013 5 July 2013 5 June 2013 4 May 2013 5 April 2013 4 March 2013 4 February 2013 3 January 2013 5 December 2012 4 November 2012 5 October 2012 3 September 2012 5 August 2012 5 July 2012 4 June 2012 5 May 2012 4 April 2012 3 March 2012 5 February 2012 5 January 2012 4 December 2011 4 November 2011 5 October 2011 4 September 2011 4 August 2011 5 July 2011 4 June 2011 5 May 2011 6 April 2011 4 March 2011 9 February 2011 8 January 2011 8 December 2010 8 November 2010 8 October 2010 7 September 2010 7 August 2010 7 July 2010 6 June 2010 5 May 2010 6 April 2010 5 March 2010 6 February 2010 5 January 2010 5 December 2009 9 November 2009 6 October 2009 5 September 2009 8 August 2009 8 July 2009 9 June 2009 28 May 2009 26 Recent Comments Ken G on